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Kindergarten - Year 12 Wellbeing
Kindergarten - Year 12Wellbeing
Wellbeing at Hunter Valley Grammar School
The student wellbeing program at HVGS is underpinned by the principles of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the Junior School and Middle Years Programme (MYP) in the Senior School; research into social-emotional learning; HVGS Values for Life, and Positive Education. Bringing these together, with best-practice teaching, encourages and supports our students and community to flourish. We focus on specific skills that assist students to strengthen their relationships, build positive emotions, enhance personal resilience, promote mindfulness and encourage a healthy lifestyle. The IB Mission Statement, and Approaches to Teaching and Learning, underpin all our programs, encompassing school-wide teaching, learning and wellbeing. By engaging students in robust lines of inquiry, driven by age-appropriate issues and students’ own curiosity, we guide our young people towards becoming compassionate life-long learners who can apply attributes of the IB Learner Profile and our School Values to the pursuit of a better world.
Self
Awar
enes
s
Year 5 Year 6
Recognising and
understanding our
feelings, while valuing
our strengths and
abilities
Junior School
Year 4
Year 3Year 2Year 1Kindergarten
Self
Man
agem
ent Controlling and
directing our
emotions in
appropriate ways
Socia
l Awa
rene
ss
Being aware and
respectful of the
feelings and
perspectives of
others
Rela
tions
hip
Skills
Dealing positively
with relationship
problems and social
conflicts
Socia
l Dec
ision
Mak
ing
Considering
conse�uences and
making thoughtful,
sensible decisions
Identifying and labelling
emotions
Ways of controlling
emotions
Interpreting a range of
feelings
Feeling brave
Being positive
Caring, sharing and
friendship
Sharing and taking turns
Working through a
problem
Including others
Being friendly
Dealing with unfriendly
behaviour
Asking for help
Saying sorry
Making choices
Positive ways to be
inclusive
Feelings and responses in
different situations
Understanding and caring
for others
Feeling shy
Helping others who are
lonely
Being thoughtful, caring
and polite
Using friendly behaviours
to make friends
Working cooperatively
Contributing to the
classroom
Roles of group members
Making good choices
Learning to think, feel and
act
Optimistic thinking
Spreading a message of
positive thoughts
Actions that bring
happiness to others
Different feelings,
different days
Dealing with frustration
and anger
Staying safe when others
are angry
Bringing colour into other
people’s lives
Creating friendly, happy
and safe classrooms
Learning to ‘stop & think’
in social situations
Moving away from
unhealthy and
unsupportive friendships
Thinking optimistically
about friends
The benefit of the doubt
Reflecting on our
responses
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Feelings and responses to
mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Asking for help and
support
Self-esteem
Physical and emotional
health
Keeping safe in social
situations
Managing feelings
Positive thinking
Perseverance
Giving to and sharing with
others
Making things better
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Keeping safe
Assessing risks
Discouraging mean-on-
purpose behaviours
Making choices and
having conse�uences
Responding safely to
mean-on-purpose
situations
Values are meaningful
Manners and their role in
social situations
Values and social rules
Being a part of a
community
Resolving conflict
Learning to say a ‘no’
confidently
Standing up for what you
believe in and value
Valuing positive friendship
groups
Fostering fairness and
e�uality in our school
community
Being empathetic and
understanding
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Safe actions to reduce
mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Why some people are
mean-on-purpose
Being an upstander
Taking steps to solve
social problems
Using the decision-
making model
Controlling negative
emotions in social
situations
Caring and supporting
others
Being a good friend
Controlling triggers of
emotions
Getting back in control
The importance of
apologising
Have a positive attitude
Healthy and unhealthy
friendships
Belonging to a healthy
friendship group
Friends and tricky
situations
Being socially responsible
in the home, school
and community
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
The truth about bullying
Responding to mean-on-
purpose behaviours
Cooperating, respecting
and tolerating
Applying the decision-
making model
Responding safely to
mean-on-purpose
situations
Power and authority,
status and respect
Being assertive without
being aggressive or
submissive
Taking care of body and
mind
Positive self-talk
Facing new challenges in
a safe way
Peer groups and peer
influence
Influencing others
positively
Responding to negative
peer influence
Being an upstander
Resolving conflict and
being empathetic
Upstanding online
Decision-making skills
Decision-making model
Critical thinking skills
Times of transition
Wellbeing Framework
Self
Awar
enes
s
Year 5 Year 6
Recognising and
understanding our
feelings, while valuing
our strengths and
abilities
Junior School
Year 4
Year 3Year 2Year 1Kindergarten
Self
Man
agem
ent Controlling and
directing our
emotions in
appropriate ways
Socia
l Awa
rene
ss
Being aware and
respectful of the
feelings and
perspectives of
others
Rela
tions
hip
Skills
Dealing positively
with relationship
problems and social
conflicts
Socia
l Dec
ision
Mak
ing
Considering
conse�uences and
making thoughtful,
sensible decisions
Identifying and labelling
emotions
Ways of controlling
emotions
Interpreting a range of
feelings
Feeling brave
Being positive
Caring, sharing and
friendship
Sharing and taking turns
Working through a
problem
Including others
Being friendly
Dealing with unfriendly
behaviour
Asking for help
Saying sorry
Making choices
Positive ways to be
inclusive
Feelings and responses in
different situations
Understanding and caring
for others
Feeling shy
Helping others who are
lonely
Being thoughtful, caring
and polite
Using friendly behaviours
to make friends
Working cooperatively
Contributing to the
classroom
Roles of group members
Making good choices
Learning to think, feel and
act
Optimistic thinking
Spreading a message of
positive thoughts
Actions that bring
happiness to others
Different feelings,
different days
Dealing with frustration
and anger
Staying safe when others
are angry
Bringing colour into other
people’s lives
Creating friendly, happy
and safe classrooms
Learning to ‘stop & think’
in social situations
Moving away from
unhealthy and
unsupportive friendships
Thinking optimistically
about friends
The benefit of the doubt
Reflecting on our
responses
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Feelings and responses to
mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Asking for help and
support
Self-esteem
Physical and emotional
health
Keeping safe in social
situations
Managing feelings
Positive thinking
Perseverance
Giving to and sharing with
others
Making things better
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Keeping safe
Assessing risks
Discouraging mean-on-
purpose behaviours
Making choices and
having conse�uences
Responding safely to
mean-on-purpose
situations
Values are meaningful
Manners and their role in
social situations
Values and social rules
Being a part of a
community
Resolving conflict
Learning to say a ‘no’
confidently
Standing up for what you
believe in and value
Valuing positive friendship
groups
Fostering fairness and
e�uality in our school
community
Being empathetic and
understanding
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Safe actions to reduce
mean-on-purpose
behaviours
Why some people are
mean-on-purpose
Being an upstander
Taking steps to solve
social problems
Using the decision-
making model
Controlling negative
emotions in social
situations
Caring and supporting
others
Being a good friend
Controlling triggers of
emotions
Getting back in control
The importance of
apologising
Have a positive attitude
Healthy and unhealthy
friendships
Belonging to a healthy
friendship group
Friends and tricky
situations
Being socially responsible
in the home, school
and community
Mean-on-purpose
behaviours
The truth about bullying
Responding to mean-on-
purpose behaviours
Cooperating, respecting
and tolerating
Applying the decision-
making model
Responding safely to
mean-on-purpose
situations
Power and authority,
status and respect
Being assertive without
being aggressive or
submissive
Taking care of body and
mind
Positive self-talk
Facing new challenges in
a safe way
Peer groups and peer
influence
Influencing others
positively
Responding to negative
peer influence
Being an upstander
Resolving conflict and
being empathetic
Upstanding online
Decision-making skills
Decision-making model
Critical thinking skills
Times of transition
Wellbeing Framework
Term
1
Year 7
Skill building for
Senior S�hool
During Year 7, students experience a
well planned and effective transition into
the Middle Years Programme in the
Senior School. Mentors assist students
to build a range of social, emotional and
cognitive skills.
Social Skills through Outdoor
Education
Critical Thinking skills
Online safety
Research skills with the Weeks library
Organisational skills for successful
learning
Weekly affective skills development
Social skills through the Buddy
Program with Year 10
Global citizenship
Reflection skills through �ournaling
Weekly affective skills development
Character strengths
Term
2
Collaboration skills with the
psychology team
Service and citizenship skills through
the United Nations (UN) 170 Actions
to Transforms our World
Communication and reflection skills
through the learning portfolio
Weekly affective skills development
Term
3
Transfer thinking skills through
interdisciplinary problem-solving
Weekly affective skills development
Reflecting on Year 7 and preparing
for Year 8
Term
4
Year 8
Embedding the MYP
Learner Profile
During Year 8, Mentors guide students
in embedding the principles and
attributes of an MYP learner into their
daily practice, nurturing their unique
strengths and areas for growth.
Organisation skills with ATL focus
Managing workload
Engaging in outdoor experiences
and building resilience
Online safety
Service within the School
Research skills
Information literacy - learning
how to effectively locate
information
Social/emotional skills
Learning how to work
effectively with others
Collaborating on group tasks
Communicating safely online
Thinking skills
Interdisciplinary problem-solving
Reflecting on Year 8 and
preparing for Year 9
Year 9
During Year 9, students begin to look
outwards and apply their character
strengths to serve our community
and broaden their networks outside
of HVGS.
Approaches to Learning (ATL)
Social skills development:
Collaboration
Exploring service as action
Effective revision skills
Online safety
ATL Self-management skills
development: Affective Skills
Developing Service as action
Broadening perspectives beyond
the walls of HVGS
ATL Research skills development:
Information Literacy
Reflecting on student progress
Individual acts of Service
Communicating safely online
ATL Thinking skills development:
Critical Thinking
Exploring the pathways ahead
Exploring the Personal Pro�ect
Reflecting on Year 9 and preparing
for Year 10
Year 10
Caring for ourselves
and others
Futures planning, positive
and negative risk taking
During Year 10, students are
actively able to apply and lead with
the skills they have accumulated
during the MYP and are looking ahead
to future
pathways.
Efficient and Effective study habits
Positive and Healthy relationship
choices
Buddy program with Year 7
Online safety
Gratitude and mindfulness
Careers research: Allwell follow-up
Year 11 sub�ect selection process
Developing personal qualities for
life
Buddy program with Year 7
Real-world writing
Study approaches for senior
schooling
Buddy program with Year 7
Introduction to independent
learning
Buddy program with Year 7
Developing a personalised
approach to study
Reflecting on Year 10 and
preparing for Year 11
Year 11
Independent Learning skills
and Mindfulness
During Year 11, students are learning to
apply self-regulation techniques in
order to improve their study skills and
preparation for their final year of
studies.
Consolidation of independent
learning
Improving approaches to self-
regulation
Effective study skills development
and understanding of a HSC or IB
environment
Affirming and formalising a
personalised approach to study
Cultivating a mindful approach to
school
Contextualising sub�ect knowledge
with service
Online safety
Refining personalised approaches
to study
Achieving success through
collaboration and teamwork
Formal preparation to the HSC or
IB
Managing risk
Introduction and planning for the
year ahead
Re-affirming post-school goals and
options
Reflecting on Year 11 and preparing
for Year 1�
Year 1�
Su��ess in Y1� and preparation
for life beyond HVGS
During Year 1�, students are adopting
and implementing strategic advice
from their teachers and carers for their
success in Year 1� and life beyond the
gates of HVGS.
Preparation is key to success
Managing stress
Futures focus
Refresh and renew work ethic
Online safety
Managing risk
Exploration of options
Careers advice
University requirements
Gap year options
Life hack– skills to survive and
thrive
Stress management
HSC and IB examination
preparation
Preparation for independent
learning at home
Senior S��oo�
Wellbeing Framework
Term
1
Year 7
Skill building for
Senior S�hool
During Year 7, students experience a
well planned and effective transition into
the Middle Years Programme in the
Senior School. Mentors assist students
to build a range of social, emotional and
cognitive skills.
Social Skills through Outdoor
Education
Critical Thinking skills
Online safety
Research skills with the Weeks library
Organisational skills for successful
learning
Weekly affective skills development
Social skills through the Buddy
Program with Year 10
Global citizenship
Reflection skills through �ournaling
Weekly affective skills development
Character strengths
Term
2
Collaboration skills with the
psychology team
Service and citizenship skills through
the United Nations (UN) 170 Actions
to Transforms our World
Communication and reflection skills
through the learning portfolio
Weekly affective skills development
Term
3
Transfer thinking skills through
interdisciplinary problem-solving
Weekly affective skills development
Reflecting on Year 7 and preparing
for Year 8
Term
4
Year 8
Embedding the MYP
Learner Profile
During Year 8, Mentors guide students
in embedding the principles and
attributes of an MYP learner into their
daily practice, nurturing their unique
strengths and areas for growth.
Organisation skills with ATL focus
Managing workload
Engaging in outdoor experiences
and building resilience
Online safety
Service within the School
Research skills
Information literacy - learning
how to effectively locate
information
Social/emotional skills
Learning how to work
effectively with others
Collaborating on group tasks
Communicating safely online
Thinking skills
Interdisciplinary problem-solving
Reflecting on Year 8 and
preparing for Year 9
Year 9
During Year 9, students begin to look
outwards and apply their character
strengths to serve our community
and broaden their networks outside
of HVGS.
Approaches to Learning (ATL)
Social skills development:
Collaboration
Exploring service as action
Effective revision skills
Online safety
ATL Self-management skills
development: Affective Skills
Developing Service as action
Broadening perspectives beyond
the walls of HVGS
ATL Research skills development:
Information Literacy
Reflecting on student progress
Individual acts of Service
Communicating safely online
ATL Thinking skills development:
Critical Thinking
Exploring the pathways ahead
Exploring the Personal Pro�ect
Reflecting on Year 9 and preparing
for Year 10
Year 10
Caring for ourselves
and others
Futures planning, positive
and negative risk taking
During Year 10, students are
actively able to apply and lead with
the skills they have accumulated
during the MYP and are looking ahead
to future
pathways.
Efficient and Effective study habits
Positive and Healthy relationship
choices
Buddy program with Year 7
Online safety
Gratitude and mindfulness
Careers research: Allwell follow-up
Year 11 sub�ect selection process
Developing personal qualities for
life
Buddy program with Year 7
Real-world writing
Study approaches for senior
schooling
Buddy program with Year 7
Introduction to independent
learning
Buddy program with Year 7
Developing a personalised
approach to study
Reflecting on Year 10 and
preparing for Year 11
Year 11
Independent Learning skills
and Mindfulness
During Year 11, students are learning to
apply self-regulation techniques in
order to improve their study skills and
preparation for their final year of
studies.
Consolidation of independent
learning
Improving approaches to self-
regulation
Effective study skills development
and understanding of a HSC or IB
environment
Affirming and formalising a
personalised approach to study
Cultivating a mindful approach to
school
Contextualising sub�ect knowledge
with service
Online safety
Refining personalised approaches
to study
Achieving success through
collaboration and teamwork
Formal preparation to the HSC or
IB
Managing risk
Introduction and planning for the
year ahead
Re-affirming post-school goals and
options
Reflecting on Year 11 and preparing
for Year 1�
Year 1�
Su��ess in Y1� and preparation
for life beyond HVGS
During Year 1�, students are adopting
and implementing strategic advice
from their teachers and carers for their
success in Year 1� and life beyond the
gates of HVGS.
Preparation is key to success
Managing stress
Futures focus
Refresh and renew work ethic
Online safety
Managing risk
Exploration of options
Careers advice
University requirements
Gap year options
Life hack– skills to survive and
thrive
Stress management
HSC and IB examination
preparation
Preparation for independent
learning at home
Senior S��oo�
Wellbeing Framework
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